He just stared at her that he doesn't know how to answer her questions and sam notice it that larry couldn't speak when his mom ask it to him.
"Mom, no more question.. we are classmates. He didn't do fight or making trouble." Sam replied to her.
"Ok, just dig up. Help yourself, enjoy the celebration." Mikaela said to them.
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After they ate, Larry was about to rush going home, but it suddenly poured the rain. "Gracious, it's raining cats and dogs. How can you go home?" Sam's mom said to him.
Larry smiled fakely at her and he replied. "I can soak my body in the rain don't worry about me-
"No, little boy.. you must sleep here. This won't gonna work, it's very raining cats and dogs. You can't go home with this situation." She said again as she worried.
"Yeah, don't ever dare to go home with this situation. Might something will happen to you." Mikaela said, walking onto the table while holding the banana pie that she baked. "Come here you all. Eat the banana pie that I've baked.. perfect for this raining situation. "
"But I'm worrying about my mom. She's alone there." Larry replied to them.
"You can call her on the telephone. Does you have a telephone in your house?" mikaela asks him.
"Yeah.. thank you, let me borrow this for a while." and he dialed it.
He quickly called his mother that don't get worried about him also he said to his mother that, make sure to take care of herself for this hour and the call ended.
"Did you already called your mother?" Sam's mom asked him.
"Yes, auntie.. she said, she's been waiting for me and she's been worried that I couldn't get home early." Larry replied.
Auntie Maya who's sam's mother, Hold his shoulder and she gave comfort for him. "Don't worry. Your mom gonna make herself safety." She said as pats larry's shoulder.
"What are you waiting for? Let's eat this banana pie. It will cold if we didn't eat this right away." Mikaela said to them.
Larry and auntie Maya went there and they sat down. "By the way, where's Sam?" Mikaela asks. "Call him, he's in his room." She said to him.
Then, Larry went to his room to call him. When he opens the door, he felt weird. He didn't see Sam inside of the room. "Sam? Where are you? I thought you were here. You're mom kept looking for you." as he walk slowly entering the room, "why does his room so dar-
Sam opened the light and jumped on larry. He tried to make a fun with him that wants to scare him. They fell on the ground, their eyes met to each other and they stared for a seconds.
"Get off. You're heavy." Larry said and they stood up.
"I'm not heavy, see I'm just a walking skeleton." Sam replied, and he teased him.
"What are you making fun of? Your sister and mom call you.. we will go to eat some banana pie there." Larry said to him.
"You didn't scare at all? Just a minute I'll clean this mess." Sam replied and he quickly rid all the messes that he has done.
"You just take a long time for-
Larry saw that sam already prepared him a bed on the floor and sam saw him looking for it.
"Ow, i prepared it for you. Mom said you will going to sleep here because of the rain, I heard it."
"No, thanks.. I just rather to sleep outside, its ok in the sofa." Larry replied.
"No, you will be going to have a cold after. December is coming, there's a cold wind that sticking on our body and we will catch some cold if we didn't care for ourselves." Sam said to him.
"But-
"No more explanation, Larry my mom will gonna mad if she knows that you will be going to sleep on the sofa." and he walks outside the door.
"Are you here now. What are you doing there? Why did you take so long?" Mikaela asks her brother.
"I am just preparing a bed for him." Sam replied and he pointed at Larry.
"Sit down now. You, Larry sit down too. Let's dig it up this banana cake. After we will go to sleep." She said to them and they enjoying it.
After they ate the banana pie. Sam sits on his bed while reading some books. Larry opens the door and he entered as he dries his hair with the towel.
"What are you doing?" Larry asked him as rubbing his hair. He sat on the floor while watching sam on the bed.
"Obviously, I'm ready.. you haven't seen the book in my hands? Reading my eyes?" Sam replied annoyingly.
Larry shakes his head as he splashes the water from his hair into him. Sam got pissed off at him, he put down his book on the bed and he grabs the pillow to slammed it to larry.
"You really getting on my nerves!" as he kept slammed the pillow. Larry was startled, he grabs the other pillow and slammed it on Sam as a revenge.
"Fine, you are going to do this? I'll give what you want." He climbed into the bed and he continues slamming the pillow on Sam.
"Do you think I'm going to give up. I'll not!" Sam yelled as he continue slamming the pillow at him.
When Larry was about to slam the pillow at sam, his foot slipped from the towel he use to dry on his hair and he bumped onto sam.
He got felt skipping his heart beat as he looking at larry's red lips. The time came slowly when they are staring at each other, someone opened the door and they both startled.
"What are you two doing?" Mikaela asks them awkwardly.
While they are still on the bed together, larry immediately gets off and he sat on the floor.
"No, not that what you think. Larry play first. He splashes the water on my entire body and slammed the pillow on me." Sam explaining all to his sister as he panicked.
"It's late now, you both sleep . Stop that playing." She said to them.
"Ok." They both replied at Mikaela.
Mikaela went back outside and he closed the door. Sam and Larry stared at each other and he was about to slam his pillow again at him as he cursing but larry immediately laid down and he close his eyes to sleep.
"You jerk. Let's see who's gonna win tomorrow." Sam said on himself while glaring at him.
Larry smiled secretly and they totally got into sleep.
The morning came and they are competing snoring, sam rolled on the bed while he is sleeping and he fell on Larry underneath, he startled and he immediately opened his eyes even he's sleepy.
"Ouch!" Larry shouts.
He opened his eyes and he saw sam is on top of him. "What are you doing there?" He asks him with his sleepy voice.
"Something pokes me down there, w.. what's that?" Sam said while looking at larry's eyes.
He smiled and raised his eyebrows. "You're at the top of my soldier "Larry replied, teasing him.
Sam immediately stood up and he yelled, "y.. you! You pervert!"
Larry gets up and he sat for a while. "You're turning red sausage, what's happening to you?" He asks Sam with confusion.
"n.. nothing!" sam ask, stammering.
They went outside from the door and they saw his mom preparing for breakfast. "Hi mom, where's my sister?"
His mom put down the plate on the table and she sat. "She already went off earlier." She replied
"Ok." and he looks at Larry.
"What are you looking at me like that?" Larry asks him.
"What are you doing? Sit down and grab the blessings." She said to them and they quickly sat down.
larry took a bite on the food and he got fascinated, "Wow, it's yummy. Auntie.. I didn't know you can cook this kind of dish." Larry complimented her.
"Ha-ha, that is Sam's favorite dish every breakfast." She replied as having her smile.
"Eat now, don't make too much complementation." Sam said to him.
"By the way, are going back to your home later?" She asks Larry.
"Yes, auntie. I'm going back home after this breakfast. I'm worried about my mom since last night." He replied.
"Exactly, the rain already done. You must hurry eating and go back home now. Your mom will gonna worried about you too.. you're such a nice kid and has a good heart, your mom was lucky to have you. " She said to Larry and she held his hand.
"Nice, good heart.. my ass. " Sam said and he rolled his eyes.
"Not this boy... he's not lucky for me at all, damn he's stubborn.. don't be like that. " She said to Larry as the same time she pointing at his son.
"Dang, they included me now. " Sam said in his mind and he just rolled his eyes to them.
After they finished eating, Larry rushes to go back home. "I'm going back home now, auntie. Thank you for making me comfortable here." Larry said to her.
"It's nothing, come back here if you want." She said. "Go and see your mother." She summons.
He runs quickly to take some cab far away. "Hey! Take care of yourself! Don't dare to cross your line to them!" Sam yelled and Larry gesture ok to him.
"What? Why?" His mom asks him.
"The what?" Sam asks.
"You just mentioned "them".. what's the meaning of that?" His mother asks confusedly.
Sam pretended that he doesn't say anything. "Nothing, I didn't say anything, you just hearing weird noises." He replied and run over their house while his mom got mad for what he said.
Sam went to his room and he sat on his chair, thinking about what happened earlier on the bed and he smiled like a coward, then he realized it, he pinched his own cheek to wake up. "Hey! What are doing?.. gracious forget about earlier." He scold himself but kept entering on his mind. He screams on the pillow. "This gonna make me crazy!" He shouts. His mother quickly went to his room to check what's going on.
"What happened?" She asks. He looks at his mom and he smiled. "Nothing, just my foot stuck in the chair." He said.
His mother sigh and she rolled her eyes. "Goodness gracious, this little kid. Making my nerves shakes." She said and she goes outside.
Sam laid on his bed and he looks at the ceiling, "What should I do now? There's no class and next week and december is coming." He suddenly got an idea and he stood up immediately, when he about to stand up, he steps on the thing and feels weird on his foot. He looks to it and he picked it up from the floor. "What is this? I don't have stuff like this. I don't have guitar nor my sister, why is it here?" He said on himself. "Don't tell.. is this from Larry? He doesn't have a guitar, I guess."
After he took a shower, Sam immediately went to their backyard. He's making his idea completed for upcoming December. He is building christmas tree that full of Christmas lights. He'd make a snowman out of white cotton and he completely designed all corners of their backyard. "And this is my call, Christmas" and he smile.
"Sam! Get inside now! It's cold there." His mom shouts at him.
"Ok, mom.. makes me hot cocoa, please!" He replied and he smiled.
He immediately went inside to his room, sitting on the bed while holding the pick of guitar. "Should I give it to him or not?.. how about you my babe should I give back this to him or not?" He said, asking his teddy bear. "Please, tell me.. I'll going to give this back or n-
His mother suddenly went inside, holding his hot chocolate drink, he quickly hid the pick under his teddy bear. "Give me my hot cocoa. " He said, taking the cup in his mom's hands.
"What are doing my dear?" She asks. Sam got confused.
"Huh? Nothing, just talking to my baby." He replied and lift the teddy to put into his lap.
"You such a baby with teddy inside.. Jeez, I just miss your dad. Back then, he likes to hug some teddy bears. When I went to his house, he has lots of stuff toys in his room. Even we're married he hugged his teddy bear not me." She said, as she smiled as starting to fallthe tears on her cheeks.
"Aw, mom.. dad is happy now, he's guarding us no matter what happens. He's everywhere. We can't see him but we can feel his presence." And he wiped his mom's tears. He hugged his mom like a teddy bear to give comfort.
Larry has already arrived at his house and he saw his mom cooking foods and preparing a hot coffee mocha for him. "Mom.." he first said when he entered the house.
His mom turned around and he saw his son that walking closer to her. She smiled and he hugged his mom tightly. "I'm sorry I didn't come back last night. Are you okay here? I'm really sorry."
"I'm completely fine that you came back right now. Go and sit there. Your favorite coffee mocha is on the table." She replied as he touches his son's face.
He sat on the chair, sipping his cup of coffee mocha. "By the way, where did you sleep last night. It's very cold last night." She asks.
Larry put down his cup and he replied. "In my classmate's house." He replied. "Still in your classmate who lend you so much money?" She asks.
"Yeah mom." He replied awkwardly and continue sipping his coffee mocha. After he helps his mother, He went to his room and laying down on his bed as he sigh while looking at the ceiling. He dug part of his pocket, but there was nothing he was looking for. He suddenly gets up and he quickly searching for it. "Where it is? No way.. I have to find that." He said as he trembling.
Late evening evening came and he hasn't seen the thing he lose. "Where I'm going to find that." He said in his mind. "That is my only one treasure."
DECEMBER 24 1997 (11:00 PM)
"It's cold, shoot." Sam rubs his hands to make it hot.
"Bro! Come out here. We're gonna have picture taking!" Mikaela shouts from outside. He immediately went outside his trembling from cold. "My body is shaking from colds." He said, holding his hot pack.
"Come here, let's take a picture now." His mom said to them.
"Wait, let me take this." Sam replied, taking his father's picture frame to join the family photo shoot.
"Here we go.. 1.. 2.. 3.. smile." and mikaela count the timer.
After they take some pictures, Sam was sitting on the sofa, eating some pasta while holding the pick of guitar. "Should I throw this away? I don't know if this from him or someone-His sister came to his side and she sat. "What's that? " Mikaela asks.
"It's a pick of guitar, I don't know if this yours or from Larry. " He replied, showing the pick on her.
She frowned and she took the pick of the guitar. "This is an old pick of guitar." She said. "How did you know?" Sam asks.
"i said I guess?" She said, teasing him. "Maybe that Just from Larry, just hide it and and ask him." She said and she stood up.
"Jeez, he doesn't have a guitar!" Sam shouts.
"You're not sure!" Mikaela replied. "You better ask him!"
larry and his mom are felt freezing because of the cold wind but they both happy.
"Let's celebrate our Christmas here." Larry said to his mom.
"I'd buy some cake, some pasta and soda."
"Where did you get the money to buy these foods?" His mom asks.
"Mom, I've worked very hard and I got my bonus and my salary." Larry replied with joy on his face.
"I've cooked, sweet potatoes and vegetable salad." She replied as her smile to his son.
He put the foods on the table and he arranges it. "We don't have a camera, but I've captured you from my eyes that can't be erased on my memory... I love you mom." and he hugged his mom tightly.
"Enough that drama. Let's eat." His mom said with a smile on her face.
"Ok mom.. this you want this cake? This is your favorite flavor. It's strawbe-
suddenly someone knocked the door and they startled. "I'll go to see outside." Larry said and his mom got worried who is that.